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Why is a new pope elected in March?
New popes are elected soon after the reigning pope either dies or abdicates. There is no significance to the month of March except that Pope Benedict XVI resigned in February and a new pope needed to be elected.
What is the number of votes needed to elect a new pope?
2/3 of the cardinal electorate must vote for the person for him to be elected as pope.
How many votes were taken for this new pope?
Since the conclave is secret, we will never know the number of votes. However, he had to win at least 77 to be elected as pope. He was elected on the 5th ballot.
How old was Pope Francis when he was elected Pope?
He was elected pope at the age of 76.
How is the pope elected PowerPoint?
No, the pope is elected with paper ballots.
What year was Pope Benedict elected as pope?
He was elected in 2005 as pope on the 4th ballot of the conclave.
Which pope was elected 1963?
Pope Paul VI was elected to replace Pope John XXIII.
Have they elected the pope?
Pope Francis was elected on the 13th of March, 2013.
What year was Pope Gregory VII elected pope?
Pope Gregory VII was elected pope on April 23, 1073.
How old was Pope Benedict XVI when he was elected pope?
Pope Benedict was 78 years old when elected.
How many years since you were elected pope?
I'm sorry to inform you but I was never elected as pope. However, Pope Benedict XVI was elected in 2005.
What is the Catholic pope's name?
Popes are not elected on a yearly basis. Once elected, they remain as pope until they die or resign. The current pope, elected on March 13, 2013, is Pope Francis.
